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February 15, 2012

French Inspiration: Versailles & The Hamlet

When I'm feeling less than inspired, I travel. There is nothing quite like stepping off the train somewhere new that really opens your eyes to a whole new realm of exciting possibilities. And good eats. Oh the food! I definitely travel for the food. (It's lunchtime...can you tell?)

Nate and I always have a trip planned or in the works. Having a location to look forward to keeps us motivated even when the day-in-day-out drudgery drags us down. Our next trip(s)? Peru. Croatia. Ireland, with an absolutely necessary stop over in Paris and a little jaunt out to my most favorite spot of earth: Versailles...but more specifically Marie Antoinette's Hamlet - an idealized slice of country life amid a sea of overwhelming grandeur.

Our favorite part of Versailles was Marie's hamlet. Unfortunately we went when the Petit Trianon was closed for renovations so we didn't get to see inside. I can totally understand why she needed her own escape from the opulence of the palace.

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About Me

Hi! I'm Cate and this guy --> is Nate. We searched our whole lives to find someone whose nickname rhymed with our own. Once that was accomplished we set out to renovate our world one house at a time (we are currently on #3). We were having so much fun we almost forgot to start a family. But then we remembered. And now? We are making the most of our 1940's cottage on a tree lined street with a baby in one arm and (if you must know) a diet coke in the other.